This picture is of Ryan, Cole, and myself, about 14 hours after Cole was born. It was the first time Ryan met and held his new brother. This picture represents the essence of motherhood for me. I not only had a brand new life, but also my firstborn, and two brothers before me, who are my sole responsibility. I am still in amazement that I have been entrusted with these two precious little lives, and looking at this picture reminds me what a miraculous experience motherhood is.
I am participating in 5 Minutes For Mom’s Giveaway with this photo, on what motherhood means for me.
7 replies on “Motherhood in a Picture”
Beautiful picture! I’ve been checking out the other entries.
That is such a sweet picture!
Btw, I just tagged you for a meme. Hope you’ll play along.
Awwwww! This made me cry this morning 🙂 What a sweet picture – and memory. Things that represent family like this are my favorite 🙂
Wow. For me that seems so very long ago. My kids are now 14, 12 and 9. I remember lying in bed with #3 at the hospital and having my whole family around me stuffing their faces with BBQ pork. #2 tried to feed it to baby #3. I lay back, and thought, here goes the circus!
And I was right, every day something wild and interesting happens. Sometimes it leaves me reeling or crying, but most often it has me grinning from ear to ear.
what a beautiful picture and memory. 🙂
These pictures are absolutely priceless. Love this!
This looks like it belongs in a coffeetable art book with B&W photographs. What an intimate post–thank you for this verbal and visual glimpse into such a life-changing moment.